Meet the Grants Team
The Grants Team is available to discuss your grant eligibility and answer your questions.
Before applying, all interested applicants are invited to contact a member of our Grants Team to ensure that our grant program fits your organization’s needs.
We strongly encourage any first-time applicants or those who have not previously received funding from us to connect with a Grants Team member before applying.

Anaïs Deal-Márquez
Community Impact Partner
- Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Democracy Grant Program

Sharon DeMark
Community Impact Partner
- Mardag Foundation Food Access Grant Program
- Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Arts & Culture Grant Program

Linda Garrett-Johnson
Community Impact Partner
- Our Home State Grant Program, a collaborative effort of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation

Kedar Hickman
Community Impact Partner
- F. R. Bigelow Foundation BIPOC Leadership Program
- F. R. Bigelow Foundation Systems Change Grant Program (Invite-Only)

Gina Kaeppe
Community Impact Partner
- Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Community Solutions Grant Program
- F. R. Bigelow Foundation Community Solutions Grant Program

Matthew Murphy
Partnerships Program Manager



